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| author | David A. Harding <dave@dtrt.org> | 2016-10-17 14:05:21 -0400 |
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| committer | David A. Harding <dave@dtrt.org> | 2016-10-17 14:05:21 -0400 |
| commit | 2de93f0a9bf244d23aa9ebbea99c412d6de82473 (patch) | |
| tree | 52b40fcf8a0cbb4c5a15129b4f99f974153d92be | |
| parent | 5f9c7b0abd080862d1fa0b410996eced0884a96f (diff) | |
| download | bitcoin-2de93f0a9bf244d23aa9ebbea99c412d6de82473.tar.xz | |
Relase notes: correct segwit activation point
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diff --git a/doc/release-notes.md b/doc/release-notes.md index 609fd6def6..55c764d7c1 100644 --- a/doc/release-notes.md +++ b/doc/release-notes.md @@ -66,9 +66,12 @@ Segwit also simplifies the ability to add new features to Bitcoin and improves the efficiency of full nodes, which will help provide long-term benefits to Bitcoin users. -Activation for the segwit soft fork is being managed using BIP9 versionbits. -The earliest activation date is set to 15 November 2016 (UTC) and -its versionbit is bit 1. +Activation for the segwit soft fork is being managed using BIP9 +versionbits. Segwit's version bit is bit 1, and nodes will begin +tracking which blocks signal support for segwit on 15 November 2016 +(UTC). If 95% of blocks within a 2,016-block retarget period (about two +weeks) signal support for segwit, the soft fork will be locked in. +After another 2,016 blocks, segwit will activate. For more information about segwit, please see the [segwit FAQ][], the [segwit wallet developers guide][] or BIPs [141][BIP141], [143][BIP143], |